On Thursday, the foreign ministry released a statement describing the Amnesty International report as a “blatant politicization and unjustified escalation”. Published on May 4th, the Amnesty International report detailed crimes and abuses committed by the Dbeibeh-backed Stability Support Authority, which the NGO referred to as a “militia” in its report. Amnesty International specifically accused Abdel Ghani al-Kikli, known as “Gheniwa”, who commands Stability Support Authority, of being involved in “horrific crimes – whether against migrants and refugees or Libyans”. Amnesty International said it wrote to the Libyan authorities on the complaints received against Abdel Ghani al-Kikli and his former deputy Lotfi al-Harari on 19 April 2022. On the other hand, the Libyan foreign ministry claimed that the NGO did not provide any evidence of al-Kikli’s crimes.

Source: Libya Today May 13, 2022 09:15 UTC